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Thesenotescollectmystepsinmeanderingprocesstowardstheprototype.Theorderis

roughlychronological,soitgetsmoreconcreteattheend. 

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Mindmap

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Research & SoA

Journal & Diaries

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https://www.reddit.com/r/DiaryOfARedditor

https://www.reddit.com/r/diary

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GeorgeH.W.Bushpresidentialdiary:

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“lessonslearned”

http://www.allgov.com/news/unusualnews/50yearsofkeepingadailydiary140101?news=852

052

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journalasapartofcognitivebehaviortherapy:

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/02/15/howtouseathoughtdiary/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_therapy

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#science:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dayonejournalnotesdiary/id421706526?mt=8

calendar​,photos,password,touchid,timestamps,location

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MySecretDiary:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mysecretdiary/id382008409?mt=8

ugly,​secrecy​,pin,girly,pink,sparkly,stickers,photo,music

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EverydayTimeline:

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id550004524?mt=8

evernote+dropbox+maps+calendar+instagramimport,​productivity​,password,tag

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/momentodiaryjournal/id347019672?mt=8&ignmpt=uo%3D4

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DayOne:

http://dayoneapp.com/

multiplatform,focussedon​days,writing,blogging​,embedding—notattachment

http://www.diaroapp.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/technology/personaltech/dailyjournalwritingwithoutthein

convenienceappsmart.html

http://www.goodnightjournal.com/

https://journalate.com/

http://diary.com/

http://postsecret.com/

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emailbased

https://www.dailydiary.com/

Interview w/Kiko

StarteddiarytopracticeEnglish—turnedintonotesw/sketchesmorethanwords.Same

notebookturnedintonotebookforclasses.Notanywhereneardaily.Wroteinspurts.Mutiple

timesadayforlikeaweek,thennothingformonths.Keptsecret—boughtajournalwitha

lockatonepoint.Wouldlikeanappw/setreminders,butI’dprobablydeleteeventually.

Interview w/Kathy

Diariesseemlikeagirlthing(notawomanthingeither—alittlegirlthing).Iusedtokeepa

diarybutIjuststoppedatsomepointinmiddleschool.Somethingalittleobsessive/creepy

aboutwritingdowneverything.Idon’tthinkI’deverwriteadigitaldiary.

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http://www.cqaimh.org/pdf/tool_edu_moodchart.pdf

http://coderrob.com/Content/images/projects/moodmoments/mmoment1.png

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APIthattagsemotionintext

http://www.skyttle.com/demoout

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Weather

Weatherasemotion:

http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/15843/1/EffectsofWeatheronHumanEmotions.html

http://www.tinatessina.com/emotions.html

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APPS:

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StockAppleweatherapp

placecards,5dayforecast,animationof​currentconditions

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DarkSky

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/darkskyweatherradarhyperlocal/id517329357?mt=8

currentconditions,Po,​realtimenotifications​warnaboutweatherevents

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WeatherUndergroundwundermap

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CARROTWeather

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carrotweathertalkingforecast/id961390574?mt=8

characterdriven,​quirky​,currentconditions,forecast,GladOSlikevoice,fictionallocations

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Weathermob

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weathermobsocialweather/id463729367?mt=8

notwellliked,bright,sharp,geometricicons,​social​,reporting,mood,“it’sweatherfor____”

Thoughts after research & mindmap

weatherinformationcombinedallowsyoutoguesswheresomeoneisprettyprecisely.Givenin

broad,regionalforecastsbutactuallyhyperlocal.e.g.SFmicroclimates.

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Diariesareaprivateactivitythatbegstobeshared.Theygetstolen,voluntarilypublishedas

fictionalbooks,history,andmemoirs.Diariesasliterature.Diariesasexternalmemory—away

tokeeptrackofday/distantpast.Dichotomybetweenpublic,private,andanonymous.People

willingtosharemostinternalthoughtsifthey’reanonymous.

Rejected Concepts

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● Apptomanagedepression:youwritedailyindiary,entriesremainprivatebutare

analyzedformood&otherdangersigns.Iftherearedangersignsfriends/medicalcare

teamwillbenotifiedtointervene.Collectweather&reportedmood/anyotherdatathat

mightbemedicallyuseful.

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● Minimalistdiaryapp—verysimple+focussedonthetext.Usersetsamoodandapp

grabslocalweatherappendtopost.Couldbepublic/social,private,orhybrid.Focuson

reallygoodtypography+graphicdesign.

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youfillinothers.Eg:

Usersmaywanttokeepthedefaultpromptsorchoosetheirown.

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● Hardcoresecretwritingexperience.Encryptedwritingfortheparanoiddiarist.Hidewith

***saftereveryword,requirepassword,touchID,and/ortwofactorauth.

Final? Concept

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Problem:

someplacesaren’trainy,someplacesaretoorainy

couldhavetheweatherbesimulated,ratherthanreal

thatseemsworsethanneverhavinganotificationatall—disconnectsfrom

realityandyouneedanothernarrative

mightworkifitwereverygamelike

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sincesomeplaceswillnevergetawritingnotification,itshouldworkwithoutthem.Maybe

shouldn’tgotoofarwiththerainimages

stillneedtodecidewhatweatherinfotoshow

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Isthereabetterweathercondition?

writewhensunny—obviouslywrong,peoplemorelikelytobeoutside

writewhenathome/anotherlocation—notconnectedtoweather,whichsolvessome

problemsbutisaweakerconnection

readcalendartofindtimestowrite

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Shouldprobablybeprivatebydefault,withoptiontomakepublic.passcodeseemsnecessary,

butprobablynotinmvp.

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Raindrops—coolcolors,blues,inkaswater

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Mood Board

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lightninginspritekit